Horseshoe.



No. 805,410. PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905.

J. H. CAREY, DEGD.

M. A. 01mm, ADMINISTRATRIX.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1904.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEICE.

JOHN CAREY, OF HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT; MARY A. CAREY ADMIN- ISTRATRIX 0E SAID JOHN H. CAREY, DECEASED.

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905. I

Application filed April 8, 1904:. Serial No. 202,248.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. CAREY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and Improved Horseshoe, of which the'following is a specification.

My invention relates more especially to that class of horseshoes known as cushionhorseshoes in which there is a metallic part or base, to which is secured a tread or wearing surface of fibrous material.

The object of my invention is to provide a horseshoe of this class in which the cushion or tread shall be firmly secured in place, and an especial'object of the invention is to provide a horseshoe of this class in which a cross-bar of fibrous material may be used and firmly and securely locked in position. A form of device in the use of which these objects may be attained is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the base or metallic part of the shoe. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing my improved shoe with a cushion in place and with one form of crossbar. Fig. 3 is a like view showing another form of cross-bar.

Prior to my invention it has been common in the construction of shoes of this class to provide a base of metal, and various forms of fastening means have been employed for securing the cushion to the base. This has been a comparatively easy matter from the fact that the blows delivered on the cushion in the use of the shoe have applied the force to the cushion lengthwise of the same and practically lengthwise of a groove in which the cushion has beenlocated and there has been practically no lateral force applied to twist the cushion from its seat. It is desirable to use a cross-bar at the heel of the shoe; but a difficulty has been experienced owing to the fact that in the use of the shoe a lateral force has been applied to the bar, which tends to twist it from its seat, and especially is this the case when an attempt has been made to use a divided cross-bar, which is a desirable form of construction. By the use of my improved device I have provided means whereby a shoe having a cushion with a cross-bar at the heel may be securely fastened in position and retained therein, the

means for fastening the cushion also being readily applied for the required purpose.

In the accompanying drawings the letter (1 denotes the base of the shoe. This base 1s provided with a groove 1), extending around the curved portion of the base and in which the cushion c is secured. The base is provided with the usual holes for securing it in position on the hoof of the animal. At the heel portion the base is provided with a cross-bar d, in which is located a socket e for the reception of the cross-bar f of the cushion.

As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, both the metallic cross-bar and the cushion crossbar are separated at the central portion, the bar in this form, in fact, consisting of proj ections from the side parts extending toward each other.

The front wall of the socket e is provided with spurs g, projecting upward from the top edge of the wall forming the groove. These spurs are located in front of the cross-bar and may be bent over to fit the rounded front surface of the cushion cross-bar or they may be embedded in the yielding material of which this cross-bar is formed, the curved or rounded surface, however, being preferred.

Spurs k may also be employed extending from the base upward at the ends of the projections forming the metal cross-bar as an additional means of securing the cross-bar portion of the cushion in place.

In the form of device shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings the cross bar extends entirely across the heel, the spurs 9, however, being employed in the same manner as hereinbefore described for holding the cushion f in lace.

p It will readily be seen that the cushion is thus firmly secured in place and that the force applied to the shoe in use will tend to more securely fasten the cushion in position. In fact, in applying the cushion the spur need not be bent, as the blows of the hoof in use will be so applied to the spur that it will be bent over the cushion, and thus securely fasten it in position.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A horseshoe including a base having at the heel a cross-bar with a socket therein, said socket having a rigid wall at the rear thereof, a cushion cross-bar located in said socket, and a spur projecting upward in front of the cushion, whereby blows upon the shoe in use will bend the spur over the cushion to hold the same firmly in place.

2. A horseshoe including a base having at the heel a cross-bar with a socket therein formed by a rigid rear wall, a narrow cushion located in said recess, and prongs projecting upward from the base in front of said cushion, whereby blows upon the shoe in use will force the prongs into close engagement to hold the cushion in place.

3. A horseshoe including a base having a 

